EXCERPT FROM 'RESCUING LADYBUGS' BOOK

... Matooke [chimpanzee] changed my life and the life of my husband. He sealed the deal. We were clearly on a path to work with wildlife at the time, but he made it all crystal clear. After knowing him, whenever I saw pictures of little chimp faces in tiny metal boxes in research labs, I saw him. He made all the experiments on animals real. There was no question in either of our minds that we had to act on our love for him, to help others. It was a true epiphany, and there was no turning back once it happened. ​- Jenny Desmond